Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Special Edition Using Windows 2000 Server provides detailed advice on upgrading from Windows NT 4.0 and NetWare and start-from-scratch installations. This new edition increases coverage of telecommunications topics such as the Internet, Intranet, and extranet issues, enterprise-scale directory architecture, client services, and application installation. This book separates steps from theory to provide you with not only a reference to accomplish your work quickly, but also how to do it well and meet the needs of your company's specifications. Coverage is focused on server topics. "In the Real World" case studies at the end of each chapter provide insight to issues facing IT managers, Web production staff, and system administrators when upgrading to Windows 2000 Server.

• Provides truly comprehensive coverage of Server specific topics for administrators
• Highlights and covers, in detail, all new features of Windows 2000 Server

• Design your Active Directory domains and sites for delegated administration and efficient replication
• Run the CD-ROM's ADS125 application to generate real-world examples of large Active Directory domains
• Administer multiple-domain organizational unit (OU) structures with thousands of user and computer accounts
• Take advantage of the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) to clone your current Windows NT domains
• Safely upgrade your Windows NT servers or use ADMT for incremental migration to Windows 2000
• Optimize Dynamic DNS and deliver integrated WINS and DHCP services to all Win32 clients
• Establish high-speed Virtual Private Networks with the Point-to-Point and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocols
• Use Group Policies to manage Windows 2000 clients and reduce support costs
• Set up and manage IntelliMirror services-disk quotas, application installation, and folder redirection

Contents

Part 1: Planning Your Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Installation ..... 17

1: Windows 2000 Server for NT 4.0 Users- What's New ..... 19

2: Understanding IP, DNS Namespaces, and TCP/IP ..... 63

3: Introducing the Active Directory and LDAP ..... 93

4: Optimizing Your Active Directory Topology ..... 147

5: Choosing and Testing Migration Strategies ..... 193

6: Preparing NT 4.0 for Windows 2000 Server Migration ..... 259

7: Specifying Server and Data Storage Hardware ..... 297

Part 11: Deploying Windows 2000 Server ..... 339

8: Deploying Windows 2000 Production Servers ..... 341

9: Installing RAID and Removable Media Systems ..... 413

10: Working with the Windows 2000 Registry 453 1 1 Setting Up Key- and Certificate-Based Security ..... 485

12: Interoperating with NetWare Servers ..... 519

13: Integrating UNIX and Linux Networks ..... 545

Part III: Delivering Network Resources to Clients ..... 583

14: Providing Clients with DHCP and WINS ..... 585

15: Establishing Group Policies, User Accounts, and Logons ..... 617

16: Managing Server Shares and the Distributed File System ..... 675

17: Installing Network Printers ..... 723

18: Connecting Windows 2000, NT, and 9x Clients ..... 757

19: Serving Macintosh, Windows 3.11, and DOS Clients ..... 791

20: Supplying IntelliMirror and Application Installation Services ..... 827

21: Using Remote Installation Services ..... 857

22: Monitoring and Tuning Your Network ..... 889

23: Optimizing, Backing Up, and Restoring Your Servers ..... 919

Part IV: Wide-Area Networking, Intranets, and the Internet ..... 981

24: Communicating with Remote Sites and Domains ..... 983

25: Managing Remote Access and Routing Services ..... 1023

26: Setting Up a Virtual Private Network ..... 1075

27: Administering Internet Information Server 5.0 ..... 1105

Part V: Advanced Management and Enterprise Systems ..... 1137

28: Managing Transaction and Messaging Services ..... 1139

29: Deploying Windows Terminal Services ..... 1195

30: Clustering with Windows 2000 Advanced Server ..... 1227

Part VI: Appendixes 1253

A: Installing and Using the ADS125 Active Directory Application ..... 1255

B: Glossary ..... 1287

Index ..... 1317